Originally Posted by nixternal

I destroyed the Aksiums, but I didn't fold them in half. I ride the hell out of wheels, and all I did was make them go untrue on damn near a weekly basis. Finally on a ride one night, while doing a sprint, spokes just started popping in the rear. That didn't buckle them or fold them, but made them impossible to ride. Finally got to the point to where truing wasn't going to make them right. Oh, I was around 265 pounds at that time. The shop guy is full of BS, you aren't going to fold them, maybe just whack them out of true from time to time. Wheels aren't designed for people who used to squat 800+ pounds 3 times a week. I have since learned how to take it a bit easier on wheels, and I am riding wheels at 250 pounds that around only 16 spoke (PSIMET is my witness) and they are perfect, but freakin' heavy.